NEW ARRIVALS.

Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 486, 20 April 1909, Page 6

NEW ARRIVALS.

: r "THE BEST LOT ;,T0 DATE." ' v: . ; 'A .fairly; large orpwd 'assembled' oitth'e Queen's. Wharf: yesterday:morning tb witness -the berthing of the'Shatf-Sayill "liner Arawa, from,Loil-' ;don,-via Gape' Town and -Hobart. Notioeablo amongst- the throng were a number of unenv-, ployed, bht the majority, of'those assembled: ,were - there ,'to', ivalcome, friends i; and relations.'. Mr. A. A;' S;'. JDahby, the immigration* officer,' the. ; ye6^l : iivith. .the/Healthf.'ahdViGns-,; toms , 'and-; interviewed-the; '•'as to'iheir''futeo;' : mbvement's.-rV : HeVrep'prts ;thatj the'bookings''are ! to\,the following ports: For first-class, 8 ■-sqcond' saloon;; ands6 third-class.; 'For:Auckland—Twofirst' saloon, 1 . 7 .''sec6ad.;. ,: saloon,'' and- 61 'third-class.' Tor : Napier^Two'first saloon' and-10'third-class. For first .\saloon- and'so thirdclass. For Oa'niaru—Ono'. third-class. -' -- For; second saloon and'l7' ; For ' Bluff-rOno : third-class. ;For, Westjort— §ix third-class.' 1 ; For Greymbuth—One ' .third-' class.For--New- Plymouth—Three third-Class. ■For - Wahgan'ui—One. third-classV -Of.'these/' 66 passengers'are 'Government as-; sisted;,. 30- .feeing'; nominated-'b^'relations.,c;:Jn: the.second saloon .four -are. assisted- inimigrants.; The "assisteds" are <"of vari'qus;.' occupations,, there being' 15, domestic '..servants;-: 6 farmers, 4 farm ;labourers,?'2 cooks,-- etc../.Five wives, ■ ac-. 1 companied by'; their ''children, ■ have;; come ' out! ;to join' their,husbands'.The : total-capital; for.; the ; 36 .'assisted'passengers,' .who'- were-:iiot:-hominated, 'is set down as £53Ci . Dr. Pollen, the port; health officer, the Arawa's' passengers.i'as - being.. bn<v- of-' the: best;lot, 'as| regards health;, and :physique, bronght/to-'vW.el-lington by .an oversea vessel. : ,- ■ S ; ; On board the F.H.S. Line steamer Langton Grange, whioh' arrived on Saturday, from Liverpool, via: Australia and Auckland, 'were 43 third-class assisted 'immigrants. Their capital ranges from .£350; per capita down to jKS;; Amongst the , immigrants-are aCcbm-. panied by ohilclrbn, who have cbrne out to ;ioin : the heads of the families.